The National Research Foundation (NRF), together with Israel's Tel Aviv University (TAU), has given awards to four local cybersecurity research projects, including one that looks at improving cybersecurity through modelling human behaviour. These four projects, undertaken by SMU and NTU, were chosen based on the relevance and significance of their research areas to create impact in Singapore, said NRF. The SMU projects will look at deterring cybersecurity threats through Internet topology (the arrangement of networks), law enforcement and technical mitigation, as well as the safety and privacy of smart city mobile applications.